Patrick White


 
 

Patrick White (May 28, 1912 – September 30, 1990) was an Australian author. His writings make great use of the stream of consciousness technique. His first book, "The Ploughman and Other Poems", was published in 1935, and he went on to write 27 novels and eight plays. He received the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature - the only Australian to be so honoured.

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Although his parents were Australian, White was born in Knightsbridge, London. The family returned to Australia when he was six months old and settled in Sydney. As a child, he lived in one flat with his sister, nanny and maid, while his parents lived in an adjoining flat. The distance between him and his parents was to remain throughout White?s life. In 1916, at the age of four, White developed asthma, a condition that had taken the life of his maternal grandfather. His health was fragile throughout his childhood, which prevented his participation in many childhood activities. It was here that his imagination began to develop. He would perform private rites in the garden, and would dance for his mother?s friends. He loved the theatre, which he first visited at an early age. At the age of ten, White was sent to boarding school in the New South Wales highlands, in an attempt to calm his asthma. It took him some time to adjust to the presence of other children. At boarding school he started to write plays. At this early age, he took to writing about noticeably adult themes. In 1924, the boarding school ran into financial trouble, and the headmaster suggested that White be sent to boarding school in England, a suggestion to which his parents acceded.


 

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Introduction
Childhood and adolescence
Travelling the world
The growth of White's writing career
The twilight years
Novels
Other writings
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